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Ed
Holman Bible Dictionary
(ehd) Place name meaning, “witness.” Altar that the tribes assigned territory east of the Jordan built as a witness that Yahweh is God of both the eastern and western tribes. The building resulted in a dispute between the two groups of tribes, but Phinehas, the priest, helped settle the dispute, ensuring the altar was a symbol and would not be used for burnt offering (Joshua 22:34 ). NAS, NIV, NRSV read, “witness.”
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Butler, Trent C. Editor. Entry for 'Ed'. Holman Bible Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/hbd/e/ed.html. 1991.